Rug sample display rack



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' RUG-SAMPLE DISPLAY RACK Filed June' 14, 195o 2 sheets-sheet 1v June30, 1.953 y w, PATTERSON Erm.. v 25643774 RUG SAMPLE DISPLAY RACK FiledJune 14, 195o A sums-sheet 2 rr' 7` /29 7\ 7x?. -2 1A 1` 3 E; Wi i Illu6 Patented June 30, 1953 i anni FFlC' RUG SAMPLE DISPLAY RACK OliverWare Patterson, Oswego, Ill., and Kenneth H. Bowen, Auburn, N. Y.,assignors to Nye- Wait Company, Inc., Auburn, N. Y., a corpora.-

tion of New York Application June 14, 1950, Serial'No. 167,946

The present invention relates to sample racks, and more particularly tosample racks for displaying sample pieces of rugs, carpets and the like.

Usually in wholesale and retail stores, or in other business houses thathandle rugs, carpets and the like, it is desirable to place samples ofthe rugs, carpets or the like on display. Moreover, it is desirable toput these articles on display by means of a rack which is adapted tosupport a plurality of these sample pieces of different colors, patternsand/or styles in such a manner that each of the samples may beconveniently viewed singly and as a whole, without interference with theother` samples on the rack. These sample racks should also make itpossible for at least a small portion of each of the samples beingdisplayedto be seen when the samples are in a superposed relationship onthe rack to enable a quick and easy selection or identication of thesamples Without viewing the entire surface thereof. g

Therefore, it is an object of this invention to provide a sample displayrack for rugs, carpets and the like, which includes means for supportinga plurality of rug or carpet samples in an arrangement of echelon,whereby one edge portion of the top face of each of the sample piecesbeing displayed is visible when the sample pieces are stackedone-on-the-other on the rack.

A further object of this invention is to provide a sample display rackfor rugs, carpets and the like, adapted to support the sample piecesthereon in such a manner as to make it possible for the sample pieces tobe successively thrown back over the rear of the rack, allowing each andevery one of the desired sample pieces to be selectively viewed in itsentirety.

A still further object of this invention is to provide aV sample rackfor rugs, carpets and the like, which is so constructed and arrangedthat when the sample pieces are folded or thrown back one-on-the-other,they will not cover or interfere with the samples to be viewed.

While the display rack of this invention is herein described for rug orcarpet sample display purposes, it may be used for displaying any samplewhich has the same general, flat shape of a rug or carpet sample withoutdeparting from l the spirit of the invention.

Other and further objects, advantages and capabilities of this inventionwill become apparent from the detailed description and the accompanyingdrawings, and the novel features thereof dened in the appended claims.,

2 Claims. (Cl. 211-45) In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a rug sample rack with the samplepieces supported thereon, said rack being constructed in accordance withthe preferred embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a view in vertical section, with the sample pieces supportedthereon;

Figure 3 is a view in perspective of one of the sample pieces adapted tobe supported on the sample rack of the invention;

Figure 4 is a view of the rack in rear elevation;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view in top plan;

Figure 6 is a sectional View of the sample supporting bar assembly takenon the line 5 6 of Figure 5, looking in the direction of the arrows,certain of the parts being shown in elevation;

Figure'7 is a View in vertical section taken on the line 'l-l of Figure6, looking in the direction of the arrows; and

Figure 8 is a fragmentary exploded View in perspective of the samplesupporting bar asembly.

Like reference characters indicate corresponding parts in the drawings,wherein I generally denotes the rug sample rack assembly, said samplerack including a pair of like fiat side members 2 and 3. Mounted betweenthese side members 2 and 3, as by means of a suitable number oftransversely extended tie-bolts 4i, is a central cabinet portion 5,which constitutes the main body of the rack. The side members aforesaidare preferably provided at each of their lower corners with suitablecasters 6.

The centralcabinet portion 5 of the sample Arack is of aV size that whenmounted between the two flat side members, the top andrfront edges ofthe side members 2 and 3 extend upwardly and forwardly beyond thelateral marginal edges of the central member 5 to form sample conningand protecting portions on the side members, as at l, as best shown inFigures 1, 2 and 4.

The central cabinet portion `5 of the sample rack comprises a rearwardlyinclined, flat front face member or support 8, a top member 9, and

lsuitable shelving and spacers I0 forming storage compartments l lAtherein, opening and accessible at the rear of the cabinet.

Interposed between the top edge of the front face member 8 and the frontedge of the top member 9 of the central cabinet 5, is a relatively heavytransversely disposed reinforcing member I2. o

A suitable number of sample supporting rods or bars i3 are passeddownwardly through holes lli and I5 formed through the reinforcingmember 9 and one of the shelf members In respectively, and are supportedby means of a shoulder I6 suitably provided on each of the rod membersI3, and adapted to engage the top of the reinforcing member I2. `One end,of each ,ofthe rodsis provided with screw threads to accommodate a nutH adapted to engage the lower face of one of the shelf members I0, asbest shown in Figures 2 and 4, thereby rigidly securing the samplesupporting rods I3 in position.

As is best shown in Figure 2, the rods I3 are inclined rearwardly, as atI8, .for-a suitable 'distance, this angle of inclination from'a verticalplane being slightly greater than the angle of inclination of the frontface 8 aforesaid, and the free ends of the rods are then turneddownwardly to a substantially vertical position, asat IQ.

Suitably secured to the free ends i9 of the rods I3 is a transverselyextended and horizontally disposed sample retaining tubular rod member2U.

In the embodiment shown, Ythe tubular sample retaining rod 2i] isprovided with vertical holes 2l therethrough, said ,holes being`correspondingly spaced with respect to the sample supporting rods I3,and the hollow rod 2i! thereby `being adapted to be slipped onto theAfree ends I9 of the rods I3 as is apparent from Figures 6 to 8inclusive.

At a suitable distance from the extreme'ends of their free ends I8, therods I3 are provided with transverseholes 22 therethrough.

Now it is apparent that the hollow rod 2li, by virtue of the verticalVholes`2I, may be slipped onto the free ends I9 of the rods I3, andlocated in a position whereby .the holes '22 through the free ends I9 ofthe-rods I3 are located centrally .of the hollowrod -'2,.so thatalocking rod member 23 may be passed through thehollow rod 20 and theholes 22, .thereby ,securing thehollowrod 2U in a Ahorizontal Vpositonatthe back of the central cabinet .5 .as exemplified in Figures 2, e and.5.

The opposite .ends .of .the V.locking .rod '23 Vare provided with screwthreads 124 to accommodate a pair of cap nuts 4v25, radapted to berotatably mounted on the ends of the .hollow rod L20, as at v25.

One of the .rug or carpet ,sample j.pieces .adapted tobe supported onthe sample rack of this invention is 4shown in Figure .3, .andisdenotedgenerally at 2l. These sample piecesare providedat one of their edgeswith va suitable number of rings 23 corresponding to the Anumber of.sample supporting rods I3 used on the rack, said rings being suitablyattached r-to the fsarnple piece as at 2S.

In use, the sample-rack of this invention may be shipped in aknocked--dmv-n condition, fand may be readily `and quickly'assembled by'means or the tie-bolts 4, as is apparent from the foregoing.

The hollen7 rod `-2III Acan be removed from the sample supporting rodsI'3 and any desired number of samples 21 can be attached to the rods bymeans of the rings 28, and the rod then replaced in a sample retainingposition.

By virtue of the inclined front sample-supporting face 8 of the centralcabinetportion 5 of the rack, and the rearwardly inclined portion I8 ofthe sample supporting rods I3, the sample `pieces will hang in anarrangement of echelon,

as best seen in Figures 1 and `2. 'Thus it is seen of each of the samplepieces supported on the rack is visible, as at 30 (see Figures l and 2).

When it is desired to selectively exhibit one of the underlyingpartially covered samples 2'1, the overlying samples may be thrown backover Y the back of the rack sofas to be supported by the Vnear of thelcentral portion 5 of the rack are provided to accommodate or storesmall pieces of carpeting, commonly referred to as swatches, and anyother articles such as circulars, sales boo'ks,.etc., which may be usedor needed in -conjunction with displays of merchandise samples.

'Should it become necessary or desirable to place additional .samples onand/or to remove discontinued styles etc. from the rack, it is necessaryto merely remove the hollow rod or tube 2D to render `the 01d `samplesdetachable, and to permit the Yplacing of new samples on the rack.

While the specific details have been herein .shown .and described, theinvention is not conned thereto as changes and alterations may beresorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention, asdefined in the appended claims.

We claim:

l. A rug sample display rack of the class described, comprising a rackbody having a flat front face inclined upwardly and rearwardly, samplesupporting means forming an upwardly directed continuation of the frontface aforesaid for a substantial distance beyond the upperend thereofand disposed at a greater angle of inclination than said front face forshiftably supporting rug .samples 'thereon in an overlying relationship.one-to-the-other, with said samples lying on the front faceinechelon,and detachable sample retaining means carried by the sample .supportingmeansaforesaid, said sample supportingmeans comprising a plurality'ofsample supporting rods, vone Iend of .each of said rods being connected.to said Vrack body, and the opposite end of each of Vsaid rodsterminating in a vertically disposed .free end, and thesample retainingmeans comprising a 4rod detachably carried .by the vertically disposedfree ends of the sample `supporting rods aforesaid, and a locking memberinterengaged with Vsaidsample supporting and retaining rods forinterlocking said .rods together.

2. A rugsample display rack of the class described, comprising a rackbody having a at front face inclined upwardly and rearwardly, samplesupporting means .formi-ng an upwardly directed continuation .of thefront .face aforesaid for a substantial distance .beyond the upper endthereofand disposed at a greater angle of inclination than said frontface for -shiftably supporting rug samples thereon in an overlyingrelationship `one-to-the-other, with said rug samples lying on thefr-ont face in echelon, and detachable sample retaining means carried bythe sample supporting means aforesaid, said sample supporting meanscomprising a plurality of sample supporting rods, one end of each ofsaid rods being connected to said rack body, and the opposite end ofeach of said rods terminating in a that a portion of the top face at thelower edge vertically disposed free end spaced from said rack ReferencesCited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name DateMorrison Aug. 7, 1906 Brown Oct. 22, 1907 Crowther May 5, 1908 StringerApr. 9, 1912 Hendricks et al. Apr. 20, 1915 Rush Apr. 8, 1919 PaschellMay 4, 1937 Berson et a1 Nov. 30, 1943

